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What is the role of sensory receptors when responding to potentially damaging stimuli?
What is the role of sensory receptors when responding to potentially damaging stimuli?
- Causing tissue injury
- Sending a message directly to the brain
- Initiating a response in the spinal cord (correct)
- Transducing sound waves
Where does the nerve signal go after reaching the cell body of nociceptors in response to tissue injury?
Where does the nerve signal go after reaching the cell body of nociceptors in response to tissue injury?
- Thalamus
- Spinal cord (correct)
- Brain stem
- Ears
What characteristic of sound waves determines their intensity?
What characteristic of sound waves determines their intensity?
- Amplitude (correct)
- Sound
- Length
- Transduction
How does the brain interpret incoming sound waves?
How does the brain interpret incoming sound waves?
What component of the ear is responsible for relaying eardrum vibrations into the oval window?
What component of the ear is responsible for relaying eardrum vibrations into the oval window?
In sensorineural hearing loss, what component of the ear system is typically damaged?
In sensorineural hearing loss, what component of the ear system is typically damaged?
What does a cochlear implant do?
What does a cochlear implant do?
Which theory explains how high pitches are perceived based on stimulation of specific membranes in the cochlea?
Which theory explains how high pitches are perceived based on stimulation of specific membranes in the cochlea?
What triggers nerve impulses at the base of nerve cells in the ear?
What triggers nerve impulses at the base of nerve cells in the ear?
Where do auditory nerves send neural messages after receiving input from the hair cells in the ear?
Where do auditory nerves send neural messages after receiving input from the hair cells in the ear?
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